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Issue: The Legion of Super-Heroes #290
Publication Date: August 1982
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Issues: #290 of 55 Issues (148 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Sales
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/27/1982
Volume: 34
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: £0.20 GBP
$0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Dick Giordano (managing editor); Laurie Sutton (editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#300)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Reprinted In4
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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And the Servant Shall Be a Sign

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Keith Giffen (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia (signed)
Colorist(s): Anthony Tollin
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino (blurb); Keith Giffen (art letters)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Phantom Girl; Cosmic Boy; Wildfire; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLegion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga #[First Printing] published November 1989
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLegion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga The Deluxe Edition #[nn] published January 2010
as The Legion of Super-Heroes #290 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-943
Disclose Notes: Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.
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And the Servant Shall Be a Sign...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Levitz
Penciller(s): Keith Giffen (breakdowns); Larry Mahlstedt (finished art)
Inker(s): Larry Mahlstedt
Colorist(s): Carl Gafford
Letterer(s): John Costanza
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Phantom Girl; Cosmic Boy; Wildfire; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]; Brainiac 5; Blok; Timber Wolf; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Light Lass; Element Lad; Ultra Boy; Dawnstar; Dream Girl; Shadow Lass; Mon-El]; Antonio Stefanacci (first appearance); Oli-3 Queen (first appearance); Dr. Gym'll; Darkseid; Servants of Darkness [Superman (clone); Orion (clone); Kalibak (clone); Guardian of the Universe (clone); Lydea Mallor (clone)]; President Marte Allon; Danielle Foccart [Computo]
Synopsis: A Legion team battles the Servants of Darkness at the Tower of London, where they are seeking a powerful magical artifact.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLegion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga #[First Printing] published November 1989
as And the Servant Shall Be a Sign... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLegion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga The Deluxe Edition #[nn] published January 2010
as And the Servant Shall Be a Sign... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 25
Job Number: J-8188
Disclose Notes: "Chapter One of the Great Darkness Saga"
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Sgt. Rock Is on the Move in 82!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Kubert (illustrations) (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Kubert (illustrations) (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Sgt. Rock; Remco
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Sgt. Rock action figure (3 3/4") "available soon" from Remco Toys. Letters credit from Todd Klein.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Levitz
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Legion Outpost
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: L-1057
Disclose Notes: Letters submitted by David Bellamy; Kent A. Phenis; Kevin T. Brown.

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